Friday, February 28, 2020

A Simple Hello

Good morning from the Sierra Nevada Mountains!  It's shaping up to be another fantastic day with lots of sunshine.  I love mornings like this when you know that Spring is on its way.

Can you believe there is no stamping done on this card?  When I started to make it, I never gave it a thought, it just happened.  I looked at it and said, "Wait a minute, there is no stamp or ink on this one."  I must say I do love the results.

The banner is cut from the, now retired, Floral Romance Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! and it is actually vellum.  I think the Petal Pink color made for a very pretty design.  From Soft Sea Foam cardstock, I used the Petal Pop-Up 2 Dies from Taylored Expressions for the dimensional flower and attached it using foam tape.  The Hello Die is one of the free little dies I received from Taylored Expressions as a thank you for an order.  I cut five out of Smoky Slate cardstock and glued them together to add dimension to the sentiment.  I used my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen to add some shimmer to the flower.  For the finishing touch, I added a clear gem to the flower center.


As you can see in the flower close-up, the sparkle pen added just the right amount of shimmer and gave the flower a wee bit of personality.  It is really pretty in real time.


The sketch I used is from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2020/02/freshly-made-sketches-424.html

The colors I used are from the Just Add Ink Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2020/02/just-add-ink-494colour.html

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

Products Used

Taylored Expressions Hello Die, Petal Pop-Up 2 Die 
Stampin' Up! Cardstock in Soft Sea Foam, Smoky Slate and Whisper White
Stampin' Up! Floral Romance Specialty Designer Series Paper
Other:  Clear Gem, Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen

8 comments:

  1. What a lovely card! Love the soft colours and that shimmery flower! The sentiment stands out so nicely as well! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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    1. Thanks, Jen! Anytime I can add a wee bit of sparkly on a card, I'm happy.

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  2. Very pretty - Love love the sparkle and pretty font of your sentiment. Chantell Just Add Ink

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  3. Lovely combination of elements Marsha! I do love the subtle pattern in the pink vellum and the sparkle you added to your dimensional flower. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week. Kim

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  4. Beautiful card with such soft and sweet colors! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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    1. Thanks, Karren1 It was a great sketch to work with.

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